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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the farmer throw Mattie and Grandfather off of the wagon?

2. When Mattie's mother inquires about Colette's health what response does she get?

3. What does King George demand from Mattie?

4. What does Mattie go to find once Grandfather has fallen asleep?

5. When Mattie leaves her bed for the first time alone where does she go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three things does a soldier need to fight?

2. What has Grandfather been doing while Mattie has been recovering?

3. Who is Mr. Stephen Girard?

4. How does the author use foreshadowing to tell the reader that Colette may be ill?

5. What do Mattie and Grandfather learn at the newspaper office?

6. What does Grandfather want Mattie to do with the money he gives her?

7. Why does Mattie's mother want her to leave the room?

8. What do Mattie and her mother argue about at the end of Chapter 3?

9. What is the soldier's trick for finding water that Mattie uses?

10. Describe Grandfather as he leaves on the wagon.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mattie and her mother's relationship develops and their bond is strengthened through absence.

1) Describe their relationship at several points in the novel.

2) Explain how their relationship changes.

3) Analyze why this change happens. What causes it to happen?

Use evidence from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

One of the topics that FEVER, 1793 addresses is the contrast between how the city was before the epidemic and how the city is after the epidemic. In your essay:

1) Describe the city before the epidemic.

2) Describe the city after the epidemic.

3) Analyze the similarities and differences between these two periods.

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Mattie grows and changes as a character as the novel progresses. At the same time, she holds to a core set of values. Compare and contrast Mattie at several different stages in her development. Be sure to cite examples from the text to support your ideas.

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